The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation Volume Ix Part 20

Asa fetida, from Lahor.

Waxe, from Bengala.

Seragni, from Persia.

Ca.s.sia, from Cambaia, and from Gran Cayro.

Storax calamita, from Rhodes, to say, from Aneda, and Canemarie within Caramania.

Storax liquida, from Rhodes.

Tutia, from Persia.

Cagiers, from Malabar, and Maldiua.

Ruuia to die withall, from Chalangi.

Alumme di Rocca, from China, and Constantinople.

Chopra, from Cochin and Malabar.

Oppopanax, from Persia.

Lignum Aloes, from Cochin, China, and Malacca.

Demnar, from Siacca and Blinton.

Galangae, from China, Chaul, Goa, and Cochin.

Laccha, from Pegu, and Balaguate.

Carabbe, from Almanie.

Coloquintida, from Cyprus.

Agaric.u.m, from Alemania.

Scamonea, from Syria, and Persia.

Bdellium, from Arabia felix, and Mecca.

Cardamomum small, from Barcelona.

Cardamomum great, from Bengala.

Tamarinda, from Balsara.

Aloe Secutrina, from Secutra.

Aloe Epatica, from Pat.

Safran, from Balsara, and Persia.

Lignum de China, from China.

Rhapontic.u.m, from Persia, and Pugia.

Thus, from Secutra.

Turpith, from Diu, and Cambaia.

Nuts of India, from Goa, and other places of India.

Nux vomica, from Malabar.

Sanguis Draconis, from Secutra.

Armoniago, from Persia.

Spodio di Cana, from Cochin.

Margaratina, from Balaguate.

Muske from Tartarie, by way of China.

Ambracban, from Melinde, and Mosombique.

Indico, from Zindi and Cambaia.

Silkes fine, from China.

Long pepper, from Bengala and Malacca.

Latton, from China.

Momia, from the great Cayro.

Belzuinum Mandolalo, from Sian, and Baros.

Belzuinum burned, from Bonnia.

Castorium, from Almania.

Corallina, from the red sea.

Masticke, from Sio.

Mella, from Romania.

Oppium, from Pogia, and Cambaia.

Calamus Aromaticus, from Constantinople.

Capari, from Alexandria and other places.

Dates, from Arabia felix and Alexandria.

Dictamnum alb.u.m, from Lombardia.

Draganti, from Morea.

Euphorbium, from Barbaria.

Epithymum, from Candia.

Sena, from Mecca.

Gumme Arabike, from Zaffo.

Grana, from Coronto.

Ladanum, from Cyprus and Candia.

Lapis lazzudis, from Persia.

Lapis Zuda.s.si, from Zaffetto.

Lapis Spongij is found in sponges.

Lapis Haemat.i.tes, from Almanie.

Manna, from Persia.

Auripigmentum, from manie places of Turkie.

Pilatro, from Barbaria.

Pistaches, from Doria.

Worme-seede, from Persia.

Sumack, from Cyprus.

Sebesten, from Cyprus.

Galbanum from Persia.

Dente d'Abolio, from Melinde, and Mosambique.

Folium Indic.u.m, from Goa, and Cochin.

Diasprum viride, from Cambaia.

Petra Bezzuar, from Tartaria.

Sarcacolla, from Persia.

Melleghete, from the West parts.

Sugo di Requillicie, from Arabia felix.

Chochenillo, from the West India.

Rubarbe, from Persia, and China.

The times or seasonable windes called Monsons, wherein the ships depart from place to place in the East Indies.

Note that the Citie of Goa is the princ.i.p.all place of all the Orientall India, and the winter there beginneth the 15 of May with very great raine, and so continueth till the first of August, so that during that s.p.a.ce, no shippe can pa.s.se ouer the barre of Goa, because through the continuall shoures of raine all the sandes ioyne together neere vnto a mountaine called Oghane, and all these sandes being ioyned together, runne into the shoales of the barre and port of Goa, and can haue no other issue, but to remaine in that port, and therefore it is shut vp vntill the first of August, but at the 10 of August it openeth by reason of the raine which ceaseth, and the sea doeth then scoure the sands away againe.

The monson from Goa to the Northward, to say, for Chaul, Diu, Cambaia, Daman, Basaim, and other places.

The ships depart from betwixt the tenth and 24 of August, for the Northward places abouesayde, and to these places they may saile all times of the yeere, except in the winter, which beginneth and endeth at the times abouesaid.

The monson from the North parts, for Goa.

The ships depart from Chaul, Diu, Cambaia, and other places Northwards for Goa, betwixt the 8 and 15 of Ianuarie, and come to Goa about the end of Februarie.